Charger for batteries

Patent · Tue Sep 16 04:00:00 EDT 1986

OSTI ID:5250240

McCarty, G W; Smith, III, S H

This patent describes a charger for batteries, the combination of a charging station including a housing having a longitudinal recess formed therein, a casing having an interior and which is to hold at least one battery to be charged or recharged adapted to be received within the recess, an upwardly projecting boss on the housing of the charging station above the recess, a laterally-projecting guide carried by the casing, the laterally-projecting guide having an open bottom end and being adapted to be supported on the upwardly-projecting boss on the housing of the charging station, thereby removably supporting the casing on the housing of the charging station, a lid pivotably mounted on the casing. The lid can be pivoted to allow individual batteries to be inserted into or removed from the casing, means including an element on the housing of the charging station and cooperating with the pivotally mounted lid on the casing to prevent the lid from being pivoted sufficiently whenever the casing is received and supported within the recess. This precludes access to the interior of the casing when the casing is mounted and supported on the housing of the charging station within the recess, and electrical connection means between the housing of the charging station and the interior of the casing and including electrical contacts within the respective boss and guide.

• Assignee: Solid State Chargers Research and Development, Ltd. Partnership, Lutherville, MD
• Patent Number(s): US 4612491
• OSTI ID: 5250240
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

25 ENERGY STORAGE
250903* -- Energy Storage-- Batteries-- Materials
Components
& Auxiliaries
BATTERY CHARGERS
BATTERY CHARGING
CONDUCTOR DEVICES
CONNECTORS
COVERINGS
DESIGN
ELECTRIC BATTERIES
ELECTRIC CONTACTS
ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT
ELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS
EQUIPMENT
MECHANICAL STRUCTURES
SUPPORTS